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In reply to the discussion: "I support Free Speech, but I do not consider _______ Free Speech." [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)But that certainly doesn't mean that either is behavior that should be respected. I can't see a way in which constitutionally the U.S. can ban mocking a religion. But given the explosiveness of the situation and recognizing the consequences - it should be discouraged. I frankly believe that this explosion has more to do with the U.S. and western hegemony in the Middle East. Acts such as this film are lighting a match in a field that is bone dry and ready to burn.
My point above is simply that almost everyone draws a line somewhere. If child porn might lead to child abuse or speeches calling for political assignations might lead to actual acts of murder - it is a legitimate question that when people know for a moral certainty and beyond a reasonable doubt that their "artistic expressions" will be interpreted by large numbers of people as intentional provocation and are certain to ignite outbreaks of deadly violence - Well, there is the reality of recognizing predictable consequences.